HP G72-250US 17.3-Inch Laptop
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HP G72-250US 17.3-Inch Laptop

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$724.99
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$614.88
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Product Info

  • Brand: Hewlett-Packard
  • EAN: 0885631382264
  • Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard

Features

  • Intel Core i3-350M processor; 4GB DDR3 System Memory - Max supported = 8GB; 320GB Hard Drive; Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  • 17.3 inch diagonal High Definition+ HP BrightView LED Display; Intel HD Graphics with up to 1696MB total graphics memory; Altec Lansing speakers
  • Textured HP Imprint finish with the prism design in silver; HP Webcam with integrated microphone; 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader
  • Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector); Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN
  • 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0; 1 HDMI; 1 VGA (15-pin); 1 RJ -45 (LAN); 1 Headphone-out; 1 Microphone-in

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  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
  • Summary: HP Laptop
  • Comment: Excellent Laptop, the best computer I've owned, and I've had a lot of them. Great buy too.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
  • Summary: Another foot.
  • Comment: The HP G72-250US is a good machine. 17.3" screen is great. But c'mon Hewlitt Packard, because you put in a HDMI port, you had to short the extension cord for the 12v adapter by a foot to 18"? Other than the VZ manager not supporting the operating system for broadband, which I'm trying to resolve through Verizon, all in all I like it. It's the little things that R + D put into something, that makes the difference for me, and the cord length was a small burr under my saddle. Now, here's the
    [deal-i-o] with Staples. Paid $ 549.00 plus tax, and would have got an instant $50.00 in store discount off of that, but here's the rub. You have to turn in a laptop or your old computer that will turn on. Unfortunately, mine was dead, so I couldn't participate. Still a great buy. I still killed the price by $ 50.00, and with the coupon, you'll stomp the competition on pricing. One more thing, why aren't all laptops in the year 2010 backlit on the keyboards? It can't be technologically impossible at this late stage in the game. Pssst......R + D, if research and development doesn't speak for us out here in the market, then the suits you work for will run roughshot all over us, and rape and pillage our pocket books. Other then that, this machine could have been great, instead of good.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
  • Summary: Big freaking screen great for Web designers!
  • Comment: This is my third HP laptop. The first got me though three years of college, the second got me through three years of intense Website design. Both eventually died just from incessant and constant use. This HP G72 is perfect for my use, its big and powerful enough to run Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks simultaneously without noticeably loosing any speed. But its also lightweight enough to take with me to see clients without feeling like I'm hauling around a bowling ball. The good: lightweight, no silly lid catch switch, smaller but more powerful battery, Intel Core i3, 4 gig RAM and a giant screen! The bad: Usually there is a little stripe that marks where the touch scroll is, but is lacking on this computer. Not that big a deal though, I'll get used to it.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
  • Summary: Max real estate for the buck
  • Comment: I wanted to replace my 2005 laptop with a 4GB, Core i3 machine and went looking for the best bang for the buck in this category. I did not want thin and light - this machine would rarely leave the house and I would just get a desktop except that, these days, it's nice to be able to move the PC from desk to couch to bed to kitchen for use as a TV, as a phone, as a photo album, as toddler entertainment...

    The HP was on sale and provided the absolute max amount of screen for the dollar, and that was the deciding factor for me. Unlike a few years ago, most current laptops now have tremendous similarity in design and subcontractor components, so they all have decent keyboard, memory, hard drive, webcam, etc. But the screen on the HP was enormous compared to others at this price point and the casing had a nice texture.

    I am very, very happy with this machine. If you are looking for desktop replacement, go big and you will not be disappointed. The only minor flaw so far is the miniature up/down arrows mentioned by another reviewer, though you canalways use the numeric keypad as backup arrows. I actually like the reprogramming of the useless F1-F12 keys for volume and other functions (a la Mac Book Pro) and consider this a plus.

    Again, great value, great feel, freaking giant screen. Love it.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
  • Summary: Great laptop for the price
  • Comment: I purchased this laptop about a month ago. For the price, it's great: huge screen, 320GB, 4GB of RAM, full keyboard including numpad, Win7, etc. I've had no serious problems with it.

    A few minor issues:

    Like many other laptops, this one comes with a bunch of HP software that you probably don't need.

    The Up+Down directional keys are half-sized to save space on the keyboard.

    The F1-F12 keys perform alternate controls like screen brightness, volume, play/pause, etc. But the alternate controls are set as the default functions of the F keys: you need to press the 'fn' key to use F1, F2, etc. This was a problem when I went to play a game that used the F keys. To change this, press F10 when booting to access the BIOS. In the "System Configuration" menu, you will see an option for "Action Keys Mode." Disable it to restore your F1-F12 keys to the normal settings.

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